Don Quixote (2000 film)
| Don Quixote | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes |
| Screenplay by | John Mortimer |
| Directed by | Peter Yates |
| Starring | John Lithgow Bob Hoskins Isabella Rossellini Lambert Wilson |
| Music by | Richard Hartley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Dyson Lovell Robert Halmi Sr. |
| Cinematography | David Connell |
| Running time | 138 minutes |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | April 9, 2000 |
Don Quixote is a 2000 television film produced by Hallmark Entertainment and aired on TNT on April 9, 2000. It was directed by Peter Yates, and the teleplay, by John Mortimer, was adapted from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. The film was shown in three parts in Europe but in one installment in the U.S.
The film was produced by Dyson Lovell, with Robert Halmi Sr. and John Lithgow as executive producers and cinematography by David Connell. The original music is by Richard Hartley. The film stars Lithgow as Don Quixote de La Mancha (Quixote's real name is Alonso Quijano), and Bob Hoskins as Sancho Panza, and features Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, Lambert Wilson, Amelia Warner, Tony Haygarth, Peter Eyre, Lilo Baur, James Purefoy, and Trevor Peacock.